Farmington
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1904. Second edition. Hardcover. 277 pages. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Signed presentation copy. "In remembrance of my one night stand in Yoho Valley" from Clarence S. Darrow to my friends JW Barker/Gladys Barker. Yoho Valley situated in British Columbia, Canada. In a later biography Darrow confesses that the misery of lives he touched made him wish he were never born. This work written in mid life reflects on his rural upbringing and childhood in Ohio with Darrow's inimitable and incisive humor. Two pages of reviews of this title at rear. Laid-in, a portrait of Darrow and commentary on his early life. Clean, bright copy. Orig. green pictorial front cover lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good. Item #23241
Price: $1,400.00